12 Letters to Benjamin Franklin 



From Richard Jackson. 1754. 



Observations upon a medium of commerce. (See I, 24.) 1 1 p. 



LII, 23. 

 From Peter Kemble, [Circa 1754?] New York. 

 A request to forward an inclosure. A. N. S. i p. XLII, 9. 



From . [Circa 1 754.] 



Schemes for uniting the strength of the Colonies; puts Mr. Da- 

 venant's, published in 1698, ahead of all others; emphasizes its good 

 points. A. L. 4 p. (Final part missing.) LVIII, 115. 



i^rom Pet [er] Timothy. 1755. June 8. Charles Town. 



Acknowledging receipt of paper. Begs again for statement of his 

 account. If his study of the Electrical Arcana, and public affairs leave 

 him any leisure, begs for a line or two. Wretched management of In- 

 dian affairs by the Governor of South Carolina; effect on his press. 

 Announces birth of 6th child and only son. A. L. S. i p. I, 33. 



From Rich[ar]d Brooke. 1755. June 27. Maryland. 



Thanking him for his hospitality during his visit to Philadelphia 

 last year. A detailed account of the effects produced on Mrs. Addison's 

 house in his neighborhood by a stroke of lightning at the end of last 

 May. The noise awakened Mrs. Addison who observed two balls of 

 fire in her room, about the size of a pigeon's egg, which soon went out 

 and left for a considerable time afterward a strong sulphurous smell in 

 the room. Asks numerous questions suggested by this incident. A. L. 

 S. 4 p. I, 34. 



From W[illia]m Franklin. 1755. June 28. Philadelphia. 



Nothing worth communicating since the week before, except a paper 

 published by Chattin, which has made a great stir; conjectures as to its 

 author; if certain rumors are true, there is no occasion for sending him 

 the enclosed copy. As requested, has shipped the paper to Jamaica. 

 Holland hopes to finish the whole of the Almanack by the middle of 

 August ; has sent him vermilion and paper. Trusts his father may have 

 no cause to regret leaving him the arrangement of the Post-office. 

 Asks to have his name entered as subscriber for the second volume of 

 Prince's Chronology. A. L. S. 2 p. I, 35. 



